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Can I afford it?
Quality training costs money most families don't have. A sponsored place removes the fee entirely.
Cynea Impact
Real learning.For people who’ve been left out of it.
Cynea Impact funds Studio places for young and marginalised learners. Ten weeks. Real client briefs. Mentors from Cynea’s engineering team. Work that ships with the learner’s name on it.
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Irene Otieno · CEO, Cynea AI
Learner
What would you build if you had 10 weeks?
Tutor
Something real. A tool people actually use. Let's find out what that looks like for you.
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The questions young learnersshould never have to ask
Three barriers. Every sponsored place removes all three.
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Will I fit in?
Tech training has a type. We select for motivation and potential, not credentials or background.
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Will it lead anywhere?
A certificate isn't proof. Our learners will leave with a portfolio, a reference, and shipped work under their name.
One loop.Fund. Learn. Ship.
Every sponsored place runs through the same three beats, and every outcome brings in the next place.
Fund: Some learners can't pay. Sponsors can.
A sponsor funds a Studio place: the whole 10-week residency. The learner pays nothing, and is selected on motivation and potential, not on what they can afford.
Sponsor a learnerLearn: Ten weeks. Client briefs. Cynea mentors.
Learners join the Cynea Studio residency and build with AI from week one, with client briefs, deadlines, and mentors from Cynea's own delivery team.
See how it worksShip: A portfolio, a reference, a next step.
Every learner will leave with shipped work under their name. Their outcomes are what we'll measure, and what brings in the next sponsor.
See what we'll report
Where the workactually happens
A hub in Nairobi, a residency built around client work, and the people who make it possible.
Illustration. Photos coming soon.
The Nairobi Talent Hub
Where the work happens
10-week Studio residency
Client briefs, not exercises
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Illustrative timeline
Mentors from Cynea's team
People who ship for a living
Mentor check-in · illustrative
Client work
Named deliverables and deadlines.
Example brief
- Scope the brief with the client
- Build the first working version
- Client review
A portfolio, not a certificate
Proof of what you built
Example project
Clinic intake assistant
Example project
Co-op sales dashboard
Example project
Market price tracker
Supported by sponsors like you
Every place is funded by someone
1 sponsor1 Studio place
Example: one place = one sponsor
What we'll reportfrom our first cohort
We publish these three numbers after every cohort. No exceptions.
Studio places funded
Reported after each cohort
Learners completed the residency
Reported after each cohort
Placed or freelance within 6 months
Reported 6 months after each cohort
Our first cohortstarts soon
We haven’t run a Studio cohort yet. The first sponsored cohort will begin once twenty places are funded. Sponsors receive a named learner report at week 5 and week 10.
Why sponsora Studio place?
Twenty places. Ten weeks each. Every place funded. For many young people in Nairobi and beyond, the only thing between them and a career in tech is the fee for the first step.
A sponsored place pays for exactly that step: ten weeks in the Cynea Studio, client work, mentors from Cynea’s own team, and a portfolio at the end. You fund the place; we select the learner on motivation and potential, and send you a named learner report at week 5 and week 10.
Cynea Impact is a programme of Cynea AI Ltd, not a registered charity. Sponsorships are not charitable donations and are not tax-deductible.
Frequently asked questions
No. Cynea Impact is a programme of Cynea AI Ltd, a UK-registered company. We are not a registered charity.
No. Sponsorships through Cynea Impact are not tax-deductible.
Young learners who cannot afford the Studio fee. Selection is based on motivation and potential, not credentials.
Rolling review. Every application is read by a human.
Learners will leave with a portfolio, a reference, and access to Cynea's network.
Yes. Corporate sponsorship is available. Contact support@cynea.ai.
Directly to the Studio place: tuition, materials, mentorship.
Sponsor a learner.
Fund a place in the next cohort.
Ten weeks, client briefs and Cynea mentors, for a learner who couldn’t otherwise take the place.
Sponsor a learnerCynea Impact is a programme of Cynea AI Ltd, not a registered charity. Sponsorships are not charitable donations and are not tax-deductible.